"As fate would have it, their paths crossed the next night at a Midnight Marauders bike ride. They talked a little and began riding. When one of his tires developed a tiny leak, she was the only rider to offer the use of a tire pump. Simon stayed alongside Catalano-Reilly the rest of the ride, letting him refill the leaky tire whenever he stopped."

Catalano-Reilly couldn't afford an engagement ring just yet, so instead he offered a symbolic gift: "I bought the same type of pump that she let me use, painted it gold, and I put fake gems on it."

The new fiancé loved it.

And we're sure she'd look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two.

Matt Bartosik, a "between blogs" blogger, never learned to ride a bike.